About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.
About the Role
The Logistics officer has two primary roles, support inventory management, and support Warehouse operations.
In inventory management, a logistics officer has the responsibility to prepare and accomplish inventory-related tasks. It includes preparing physical inventory counts, leading loading and returns, and quality controls activities. During input deliveries, a logistics officer verifies and reports delivery documents like TMS and delivery notes.
On warehouse operations, a Logistics officer has responsibility for leading support processes including warranty, asset management, and transport coordination. During input deliveries, the logistics officer works with the transporter to avail truck, follow up drivers, and troubleshoot field issues.
Responsibilities
Inventory Responsibilities
Physical inventory count
Lead inventory transactions
Seed management
Delivery Data management
Operational Responsibilities
Lead Warranty operations
Asset Management
Deliveries follow up and issues troubleshooting
Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
We are looking for an entry-level professional with 2 or more years of work experience in fertilizers and other agricultural inputs management and a demonstrated passion for rural farmers improvement: Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
Have a bachelors’ degree in Agriculture or Chemistry
Have good knowledge of fertilizers and other agricultural inputs management
Have a working knowledge in Microsoft office most importantly in Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets) and with capacity of learning and handling any software package,
Collaborative, customer service attitude
Willingness to live in rural Rwanda
Passionate about serving smallholder farmers
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Location:Kayonza, Rwanda
Benefits:Health insurance paid time off
Eligibility:This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda.
Application Deadline:2 July 2021
One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
